[meteorite-list] Meteorite or meteowrong

[Jack N]

Hi all,

I have been watching these auctions closely. In my humble opinion these 
are quite clearly meteorites, I was also guessing Canyon Diablo or 
Odessa. The biggest one was nicely sculpted and had classic scoops where 
softer material had ablated/weathered away.

Most of the pieces were badly cracked and weathered, but there were two 
(ending earlier today) that I was hoping to bid on. It seems the seller 
ended the listings prematurely, perhaps got cold feet when yesterday's 
auctions went for less than they were expecting.

I noticed that the three auctions yesterday and also the one linked by 
Mike below were won by the same person, likely a dealer. Anyone on this 
list?

Regards,
Jack

On 6/11/18 2:38 am, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via Meteorite-list wrote:
> Hi Michael and List,
>
> Those iron-ish specimens remind me of caliche-covered Diablos or
> Odessas. Some of those look legit, but would likely require testing to
> confirm (especially if the paperwork or notes from the original owner
> is no longer extant). Apparently somebody else thinks they might be
> meteorites, because the lots are attracting multiple bids.
>
> The seller has a lot of interesting "junk store" type of items up for
> sale (including an entire thrift store in Sarasota Florida). Maybe a
> list member close to that area could go take a look in person.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
> On 11/3/18, michael kelly via Meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-1129-G-2LB-7-8-OZ-METEORITE-SPACE-ROCK-ESTATE-FIND-/113343444224
>>
>> All the signs besides the images make me say pass it up.  (Estate seller not
>> meteorite pro, not confident where its from, images not great, one cut into
>> a point which looks metalic but not many irons from proposed likely area)
>> But something in me is drawn to gamble on this likely meteowrong.  Thoughts
>> on probability of being an actual meteorite.  I am newish and my run ins are
>> with prepared material,  not sure if this is outside the realm of look for
>> what an uncleaned iron that has been bagged for a long time would look like,
>> heavy iron shale exterior and caliche look like that?
>